ITV This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield confirm imminent return of show favourite amid own comeback

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Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's This Morning return date has been confirmed - and they've also revealed the imminent return of another show favourite.

The hosting duo have been off-screens since July as they headed off on their lengthy annual summer break. They said a temporary farewell to viewers as they hosted a rare Friday show before Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary kicked off the several weeks of summer shows which have since seen the likes of Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, and Josie Gibson all take to the helm.

But normality is set to resume very soon as Holly and Phillip's return date has been shared as Monday, September 5. In an interview ahead of their return, the presenting pair spoke about whether they got to catch up during their summer break away from the cameras. READ NEXT: ITV This Morning viewers spot problem as Rochelle Humes and Vernon Kay enter row with TV chef "Well funny enough we got to see each other quite a bit… to see each other socially is always really nice," Holly shared as Phillip added: "There were a few barbeques… and having Alison stay over recently was fun!" Asked about returning to the programme as being like going back to school and possibly forgetting things, Holly, 41 said: "You know what, I sometimes forget what I’m doing after a long weekend!

But you soon get back into the swing of things and that’s nice when there’s two of you because if I was on my own I’d be much more worried about that… we’ve always got each other to fall back on." While Phillip, 60, revealed: "I never unpack my work bag, so on the last Friday the only thing I ever really packed away was my earpiece!